Microsoft Xbox is shedding 3200 games industry workers, Blizzard and ZeniMax are affected
Microsoft's Xbox division is undergoing significant layoffs, cutting 3,200 jobs, which represents 20% of its workforce. Affected studios include Blizzard Entertainment and ZeniMax Media, with Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Double Fine, and Compulsion Games being sold or divested. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma stated the business is not healthy and requires a reset, while acknowledging the unlikelihood of achieving a daily active user count of 1 billion.
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- Microsoft
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Ninja Theory
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- Mojang
- ZeniMax
- Undead Labs
- Xbox
- Arkane Studios
- Jason Schreier
- Game Development
- Asha Sharma
- Double Fine Productions
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